Recent News

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is changing hosts. Previously managed through Ada Regional United Way, the early childhood literacy program is now based at Smart Start South Central, an early childhood initiative housed in East Central University's Center for Continuing Education and Community Services.

October is a time for fall festivals, football and... a book drive. Project Invest, a program supporting quality child care in the Ada area, is hosting its annual book drive, focusing this year on collecting books for children ages 0-4.

New or gently used books can be brought to Vision Bank, Arvest Bank, the main branch of Citizen's Bank, First United Bank, Applebee's, Chili's, Rib Crib and East Central University's Education Building and Bill Cole University Center.

Peoples Electric Cooperative will be honored by East Central University President John R. Hargrave at Norris Field Saturday [OCT. 16] at the football game between ECU and Eastern New Mexico University.

Free tickets have been provided for employees of PEC, a rural electric distribution cooperative that serves about 14,000 customers and has its headquarters and an operations center located in Ada.

The Tony Award-winning musical "The Pamaja Game," with its favorite hits "Hey There," "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway," will be performed Thursday through Saturday [OCT. 14-16] at East Central University.

Showtime, ECU's musical theatre ensemble, will present the musical at 7:30 each night in the Chalmers Herman Theatre in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. Seating is limited.

The classes are in ECU's Continuing Professional Education Program and will be instructor-taught in Fentem Hall. For information on class times, dates and to enroll, call Jannason Long at 580-559-5859 or Cassie Holloway at 580-559-5632.

The Pogue Gallery in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center at East Central University is hosting an exhibit of works by Tulsa artists Bob and Sandy Sober on weekdays through Oct. 28. The gallery also will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday [OCT. 9] for Homecoming.

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